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EP0643570B1
EP0643570B1 EP93914201A EP93914201A EP0643570B1 EP 0643570 B1 EP0643570 B1 EP 0643570B1 EP 93914201 A EP93914201 A EP 93914201A EP 93914201 A EP93914201 A EP 93914201A EP 0643570 B1 EP0643570 B1 EP 0643570B1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00736Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M1/00Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
    • A61M1/71Suction drainage systems
    • A61M1/72Cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M1/00Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
    • A61M1/71Suction drainage systems
    • A61M1/77Suction-irrigation systems
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M3/00Medical syringes, e.g. enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/02Enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/0201Cassettes therefor
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00781Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/12General characteristics of the apparatus with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention generally relates to irrigation/aspiration apparatus for surgical procedures and more particularly relates to the tubing management system for use with a surgical instrument for endophthalmic surgery.
  • cataracts for example, involves surgery on a normally pressurized eye in which instruments are passed through a small incision at the edge of the cornea in order to access and remove opaque cataract material.
  • the cataracts may be fragmentized by cutting apparatus, vibratory apparatus, or the like, and the fragments are aspirated from the eye.
  • a balanced salt solution is supplied from an elevated chamber, the chamber being elevated to a position to provide proper head, or pressure.
  • the irrigation and aspiration of fluid through the eye must be carefully monitored in order to maintain normal pressure within the eye during surgical procedures.
  • An underpressure may cause distortion of the eye which often may interfere with surgical procedures.
  • Over pressure may cause damage to the eye and in extreme cases, rupture thereof.
  • pressure in the eye may be controlled by the physical elevation of the chamber of balanced salt solution, which is connected to the surgical instrument.
  • Aspiration fluid is controlled in the eye with a peristaltic pump.
  • Typical apparatus includes an instrument console for controlling the flow of fluids.
  • One such apparatus is disclosed in US-A-4 168 707.
  • Various devices have been developed for the coordinated flow of fluids and some include a phacocassette tubing and management system, which may be disposable or autoclavable, for interconnecting from the various tubes and lines for proper irrigation and aspiration.
  • Cassettes such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,713,051, provide means for housing a portion of each of the irrigation and aspiration tubing, together with a drain bag structured so that all fluid connections are precisely made to the eguipment by insertion of the cassette into a console. Thus, the reliability of the fluid connections is enhanced.
  • tubing management system in accordance with the present invention, facilitates the reversal of fluid flow in a surgical instrument's irrigation and aspiration lines. Naturally, this facilitates operating procedures and, at the same time, provides increased reliability of high pressure during an operation.
  • a management system in accordance with the present invention is defined in claim 1 appended hereto. Such a system is suitable for use with surgical instrumentation requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids and a peristaltic pumps.
  • the system includes a housing having means for both supporting an aspiration tube and enabling access thereto for contact with a peristaltic pump head and for connecting the aspiration tube with an aspiration line of a surgical device. Means are also provided for connecting an irrigation solution (saline) tube to both the aspiration line and an irrigation line of the surgical device.
  • a housing having means for both supporting an aspiration tube and enabling access thereto for contact with a peristaltic pump head and for connecting the aspiration tube with an aspiration line of a surgical device.
  • Means are also provided for connecting an irrigation solution (saline) tube to both the aspiration line and an irrigation line of the surgical device.
  • means are provided for enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow in the irrigation solution tube into both the irrigation and the aspiration lines.
  • this structure enables back flushing of the surgical instrument through the aspiration line in order to remove blockages therefrom.
  • the structure of the apparatus of the present invention enables this procedure without venting of the aspiration line as is necessary in prior art devices.
  • pressure may be more precisely controlled during both normal aspiration of fluids from the surgical device aspiration tube and during back flushing of the irrigation fluid through the aspiration line.
  • the means for enabling the regulation of irrigatic fluid flow can include transfer tubes interconnecting the irrigation solution tube with both the irrigation and aspiration lines and further means defining openings in a housing for enabling access to the transfer tubes. More specifically, the means for enabling access to the transfer tubes can include bridge means spanning each opening, for enabling the transfer tubes to be compressed thereagainst in order to regulate the fluid flow therein.
  • the tubing management system includes means for enabling pressure measurement of the fluid in the aspiration tube.
  • Pressure measurement is enabled by a diaphragm mounted to the housing in fluid communication with both the aspiration tube, the aspiration line and a transfer tube.
  • the diaphragn includes means for removably coupling the diaphragm to an external transducer.
  • the tubing management system in accordance with the present invention, includes not only the tubing configuration hereinabove set forth, but also incorporated therewith the pressure measurement device, thus eliminating a separate tubing connection with an additional external device for measuring pressure.
  • Manifold means may be provided which are removably attached to the housing for connecting the transfer tubes with the aspiration and irrigation lines. This structure facilitates the organization and the assembly of the device.
  • FIG 1 there is shown a tubing management system (or cassette) 10, in accordance with the present invention suitable for use with instrument console 12 having a peristaltic pump head 14, see Figure 2, and a surgical instrument 16, see Figure 1.
  • instrument console 12 having a peristaltic pump head 14, see Figure 2, and a surgical instrument 16, see Figure 1.
  • the present invention is used in conjunction with the surgical instrument or handpiece 16 for ophthalmic surgery, requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids.
  • the cassette 10 is connected with an irrigation line 22 and an aspiration line 24 for providing fluid communication between the surgical handpiece 16 and a source 30 of balanced saline solution (BSS) through a BSS line 32 and also with a waste receptacle 36 through a waste line 38. All these are diagrammatically represented in Figure 1.
  • the cassette 10 includes a housing 42 ( Figure 4) which is sized for insertion into a drawer 44 in the console 12 ( Figure 2).
  • the housing 42 may consist of the rear half 48 and a front half 50 which is formed from any suitable plastic material. If the cassette 10 is disposable, the rear and front halves 48 and 50 may be plastic welded or glued together to form the cassette 10. In this instance, a lower grade of plastic for the cassette 10 may be employed.
  • the rear and front halves 48 and 50 may be snapped or screwed together in any suitable fashion in order to facilitate disassembly of the cassette 10.
  • the rear and front halves 48 and 50 should preferably be formed from a plastic suitable for autoclaving.
  • the rear half 48 includes a channel 51 in order to provide a means for supporting an aspiration tube 58 when the rear half 48 is assembled to the front half to form the housing 42. Openings 62, 64 in the rear half and front half 48 and 50, enable access to the aspiration tube 58 for contact with the peristaltic pump head 14.
  • a manifold 66 includes nipples 68, 70 which provide means for connecting the aspiration tube 58 with the waste line 38.
  • a diaphragm assembly 74 includes a housing 76 with an upper inlet 78 which provides a means for connecting the aspiration tube 58 to the aspiration line 24.
  • the diaphragm assembly 74 will be described in greater particularity hereinafter.
  • the manifold 66 may be formed from a suitable plastic and include a slot 80 for enabling attachment of the manifold 66 to a rib 82 molded into the rear half 48 of the housing 42.
  • a formed into the manifold 66 includes an external nipple 88 communicating with nipples 92, 94 which provides means for connecting the irrigation line 32 to both the aspiration line 24 and the irrigation line 22 of the surgical device 16.
  • An upper transfer tube 100 interconnects the nipple 92 with a lower inlet 102 in the diaphragm housing while a lower transfer tube 104 connected with the lower nipple 94 is connected by nipples 108, 110 to the irrigation line 22 of the surgical instrument 16.
  • the upper transfer tube 100 is centered in an opening 114 in the front half 50 and the lower transfer tube 104 is centered in an opening 116 in the front half and the openings 114, 116 provide a means for enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow in the irrigation line 32 into both the irrigation line 22 and aspiration line 24 of the surgical instrument 16.
  • the diversion of irrigation fluid from the line 32 into the aspiration line 24 of the surgical instrument is made in order to free blockages which may occur in the aspiration line 24 from time to time.
  • the irrigation fluid is diverted through the diaphragm housing 76 in order that the pressure thereof during back flushing of the aspiration line 24 may be monitored.
  • console drawer 44 is sized for accepting the cassette 10 in the manner illustrated with the aspiration tube 58 to a curved portion 126 of the drawer 44 and forced against pump head rollers 14 when the drawer 44 is closed with the cassette 10 therein.
  • Any conventional peristaltic pump head with rollers 14 may be utilized in conjunction with the curved surface 126 to effect a peristaltic-type pumping of fluid from the aspiration line 24 of the surgical handpiece 16 when the pump head is rotated.
  • solenoid-activated plungers 130, 132 which, when activated, move outwardly from the console to engagement with the transfer tubes 100, 104 respectively through the holes 114, 116, in order to compress the transfer tubes 100, 104 against the bridges 120, 122, respectively, in order to divert irrigation fluid from the irrigation line 72 to the diaphragm housing 76 or directly into the irrigation line 22 of the surgical handpiece 16.
  • the plungers 130, 132 may be activated and operated in any conventional manner through switches in the console 12 or by remote control, as may be desired.
  • the diaphragm housing 74 generally includes a cap 140, which is ultrasonically welded to the rear half 48 in an opening 142 therein.
  • a diaphragm 144 is disposed over an opening 146 in the front of the housing 76 and is secured and sealed therein by a retainer 150 which is ultrasonically sealed to the housing 76.
  • a ferromagnetic disk 154 is bonded to the diaphragm 144 and provides means for removably coupling the diaphragm to a transducer 158, see Figure 2, disposed in the instrument console 12 when the cassette 10 is inserted into the instrument console drawer 44.
  • the transducer 158 may be a force transducer, providing a means for measuring force exerted by fluid within the diaphragm housing 76 on one side 162 of the diaphragm 144, independent of the diaphragm position.
  • a permanent magnet 158 attached to the transducer couples with the ferromagnetic disk 154 when the cassette 10 is disposed in the drawer 44 and closed so that the magnet 166 is abutted with the disk 154 to effect the coupling therebetween.
  • plungers 130, 132 are positioned in a spaced apart relationship with the transfer tubes 100, 104 in order that engagement therewith may be effected by the movement, or displacement, of the plungers so as to selectively engage and compress the transfer tubes 100, 104 against the bridges 120, 122 respectively.
  • the diaphragm housing 76 may be coupled to the irrigation line 22 by means of a nipple 170 and therefore enables irrigation fluid diverted through the transfer tube 100 by sealing of the transfer tube 104 against the bridge 122, into the aspiration line 24. Alternatively, when the transfer tube 100 is compressed against the bridge 120, irrigation fluid flows into the irrigation line 24 through the transfer tube 104.
  • the peristaltic pump head When irrigation fluid is diverted into the aspiration line 24, the peristaltic pump head may be stopped to prevent aspiration of the irrigation fluid directly from the diaphragm housing 76.
  • the diaphragm assembly 74 is operative for enabling pressure measurement on a continuous basis in order to monitor the pressure.

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Abstract

An irrigation/aspiration apparatus is provided for use with surgical instrumentation requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids and a peristaltic pump. The apparatus includes a housing and a manifold for connecting a transfer tube with aspiration and irrigation lines from the surgical instrumentation and with waste and supply lines. An opening the housing enables access to the transfer tube in order to control fluid flow therein. A diaphragm mounted to the housing and in fluid communication with the aspiration tube enables both pressure measurement and pressure control in the tubing when the housing is inserted into a drawer in the console and in operative engagement with a peristaltic pump head disposed therein.

Description

The present invention generally relates to irrigation/aspiration apparatus for surgical procedures and more particularly relates to the tubing management system for use with a surgical instrument for endophthalmic surgery.
The removal of cataracts, for example, involves surgery on a normally pressurized eye in which instruments are passed through a small incision at the edge of the cornea in order to access and remove opaque cataract material.
The cataracts may be fragmentized by cutting apparatus, vibratory apparatus, or the like, and the fragments are aspirated from the eye.
In order to maintain normal pressure within the eye, a balanced salt solution is supplied from an elevated chamber, the chamber being elevated to a position to provide proper head, or pressure.
The irrigation and aspiration of fluid through the eye must be carefully monitored in order to maintain normal pressure within the eye during surgical procedures. An underpressure may cause distortion of the eye which often may interfere with surgical procedures. Over pressure may cause damage to the eye and in extreme cases, rupture thereof.
As it has been hereinabove noted, pressure in the eye may be controlled by the physical elevation of the chamber of balanced salt solution, which is connected to the surgical instrument. Aspiration fluid, on the other hand, is controlled in the eye with a peristaltic pump.
Typical apparatus includes an instrument console for controlling the flow of fluids. One such apparatus is disclosed in US-A-4 168 707. Various devices have been developed for the coordinated flow of fluids and some include a phacocassette tubing and management system, which may be disposable or autoclavable, for interconnecting from the various tubes and lines for proper irrigation and aspiration.
A general discussion of the advantages of this type of cassette is set forth in U.S. Patent No. 4,713,051.
Cassettes, such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,713,051, provide means for housing a portion of each of the irrigation and aspiration tubing, together with a drain bag structured so that all fluid connections are precisely made to the eguipment by insertion of the cassette into a console. Thus, the reliability of the fluid connections is enhanced.
While the prior art devices, such as the one described in U.S. Patent No. 4,713,051, provide a significant step forward in the art of tube management, these devices do not provide full cooperation with a surgical instrument utilizing irrigation and aspiraton lines.
For example, during surgical procedures, often fragments of broken tissue can temporarily block an aspiration line. This may lead to a serious deviation in pressure which is typically accommodated by ceasing or slowing aspiration through regulation of the peristaltic pump connected to the aspiration line. In addition, fluid flow may be temporarily reversed so that the blockage may be dislodged. None of these procedures are handled by prior art tubing management systems.
However, the tubing management system, in accordance with the present invention, facilitates the reversal of fluid flow in a surgical instrument's irrigation and aspiration lines. Naturally, this facilitates operating procedures and, at the same time, provides increased reliability of high pressure during an operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A management system in accordance with the present invention is defined in claim 1 appended hereto. Such a system is suitable for use with surgical instrumentation requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids and a peristaltic pumps.
As defined in the claims, the system includes a housing having means for both supporting an aspiration tube and enabling access thereto for contact with a peristaltic pump head and for connecting the aspiration tube with an aspiration line of a surgical device. Means are also provided for connecting an irrigation solution (saline) tube to both the aspiration line and an irrigation line of the surgical device.
Importantly, means are provided for enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow in the irrigation solution tube into both the irrigation and the aspiration lines. As hereinafter set forth, this structure enables back flushing of the surgical instrument through the aspiration line in order to remove blockages therefrom.
The structure of the apparatus of the present invention enables this procedure without venting of the aspiration line as is necessary in prior art devices. In this manner, pressure may be more precisely controlled during both normal aspiration of fluids from the surgical device aspiration tube and during back flushing of the irrigation fluid through the aspiration line.
The means for enabling the regulation of irrigatic fluid flow can include transfer tubes interconnecting the irrigation solution tube with both the irrigation and aspiration lines and further means defining openings in a housing for enabling access to the transfer tubes. More specifically, the means for enabling access to the transfer tubes can include bridge means spanning each opening, for enabling the transfer tubes to be compressed thereagainst in order to regulate the fluid flow therein.
Addtionally, the tubing management system according to the present invention includes means for enabling pressure measurement of the fluid in the aspiration tube. Pressure measurement is enabled by a diaphragm mounted to the housing in fluid communication with both the aspiration tube, the aspiration line and a transfer tube. The diaphragn includes means for removably coupling the diaphragm to an external transducer.
In this manner, the tubing management system, in accordance with the present invention, includes not only the tubing configuration hereinabove set forth, but also incorporated therewith the pressure measurement device, thus eliminating a separate tubing connection with an additional external device for measuring pressure.
Manifold means may be provided which are removably attached to the housing for connecting the transfer tubes with the aspiration and irrigation lines. This structure facilitates the organization and the assembly of the device.
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The advantages and features of the present invention will be better understood by the following description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schmatic representation of the tubing management system in accordance with the present invention showing interconnection with a surgical instrument a saline solution supply, and a waste receptacle;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tubing management system as it may be inserted into a console drawer;
  • Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a diagragn assembly for enabling fluid pressure measurement;
  • Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the tubing management system in accordance with the present invention;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the tubing management system fully assembled; and
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tubing management system showing compression of transfer tubes therein for controlling fluid flow.
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    In Figure 1, there is shown a tubing management system (or cassette) 10, in accordance with the present invention suitable for use with instrument console 12 having a peristaltic pump head 14, see Figure 2, and a surgical instrument 16, see Figure 1.
    As hereinabove described, the present invention is used in conjunction with the surgical instrument or handpiece 16 for ophthalmic surgery, requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids. As will be hereinafter discussed in greater detail, the cassette 10 is connected with an irrigation line 22 and an aspiration line 24 for providing fluid communication between the surgical handpiece 16 and a source 30 of balanced saline solution (BSS) through a BSS line 32 and also with a waste receptacle 36 through a waste line 38. All these are diagrammatically represented in Figure 1. As will be described hereinafter in greater detail, the cassette 10 includes a housing 42 (Figure 4) which is sized for insertion into a drawer 44 in the console 12 (Figure 2).
    The housing 42 may consist of the rear half 48 and a front half 50 which is formed from any suitable plastic material. If the cassette 10 is disposable, the rear and front halves 48 and 50 may be plastic welded or glued together to form the cassette 10. In this instance, a lower grade of plastic for the cassette 10 may be employed.
    Alternatively, if the cassette is to be reused, the rear and front halves 48 and 50 may be snapped or screwed together in any suitable fashion in order to facilitate disassembly of the cassette 10. In this instance, the rear and front halves 48 and 50 should preferably be formed from a plastic suitable for autoclaving.
    The rear half 48 includes a channel 51 in order to provide a means for supporting an aspiration tube 58 when the rear half 48 is assembled to the front half to form the housing 42. Openings 62, 64 in the rear half and front half 48 and 50, enable access to the aspiration tube 58 for contact with the peristaltic pump head 14. A manifold 66 includes nipples 68, 70 which provide means for connecting the aspiration tube 58 with the waste line 38.
    A diaphragm assembly 74 includes a housing 76 with an upper inlet 78 which provides a means for connecting the aspiration tube 58 to the aspiration line 24. The diaphragm assembly 74 will be described in greater particularity hereinafter.
    The manifold 66 may be formed from a suitable plastic and include a slot 80 for enabling attachment of the manifold 66 to a rib 82 molded into the rear half 48 of the housing 42. A
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    formed into the manifold 66 includes an external nipple 88 communicating with nipples 92, 94 which provides means for connecting the irrigation line 32 to both the aspiration line 24 and the irrigation line 22 of the surgical device 16.
    An upper transfer tube 100 interconnects the nipple 92 with a lower inlet 102 in the diaphragm housing while a lower transfer tube 104 connected with the lower nipple 94 is connected by nipples 108, 110 to the irrigation line 22 of the surgical instrument 16.
    The upper transfer tube 100 is centered in an opening 114 in the front half 50 and the lower transfer tube 104 is centered in an opening 116 in the front half and the openings 114, 116 provide a means for enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow in the irrigation line 32 into both the irrigation line 22 and aspiration line 24 of the surgical instrument 16.
    Bridges 120, 122 formed in the rear half 48 and spanning the openings 114, 116 respectively provide a means for enabling the transfer tubes 100, 104 to be compressed thereagainst, as hereinafter described, in order to regulate the fluid flow in the transfer tubes 100, 104 and thereby divert irrigation fluid from the BSS line 32 into either the irrigation line 22 or aspiration line 24 of the surgical instrument 16.
    As hereinabove described, the diversion of irrigation fluid from the line 32 into the aspiration line 24 of the surgical instrument is made in order to free blockages which may occur in the aspiration line 24 from time to time. Importantly, the irrigation fluid is diverted through the diaphragm housing 76 in order that the pressure thereof during back flushing of the aspiration line 24 may be monitored.
    Turning now to Figure 2, the console drawer 44 is sized for accepting the cassette 10 in the manner illustrated with the aspiration tube 58 to a curved portion 126 of the drawer 44 and forced against pump head rollers 14 when the drawer 44 is closed with the cassette 10 therein.
    Any conventional peristaltic pump head with rollers 14 may be utilized in conjunction with the curved surface 126 to effect a peristaltic-type pumping of fluid from the aspiration line 24 of the surgical handpiece 16 when the pump head is rotated.
    Also included in the console 12 are solenoid-activated plungers 130, 132 which, when activated, move outwardly from the console to engagement with the transfer tubes 100, 104 respectively through the holes 114, 116, in order to compress the transfer tubes 100, 104 against the bridges 120, 122, respectively, in order to divert irrigation fluid from the irrigation line 72 to the diaphragm housing 76 or directly into the irrigation line 22 of the surgical handpiece 16.
    The plungers 130, 132 may be activated and operated in any conventional manner through switches in the console 12 or by remote control, as may be desired.
    Returning to Figure 3, the diaphragm housing 74 generally includes a cap 140, which is ultrasonically welded to the rear half 48 in an opening 142 therein. A diaphragm 144 is disposed over an opening 146 in the front of the housing 76 and is secured and sealed therein by a retainer 150 which is ultrasonically sealed to the housing 76. A ferromagnetic disk 154 is bonded to the diaphragm 144 and provides means for removably coupling the diaphragm to a transducer 158, see Figure 2, disposed in the instrument console 12 when the cassette 10 is inserted into the instrument console drawer 44.
    The transducer 158 may be a force transducer, providing a means for measuring force exerted by fluid within the diaphragm housing 76 on one side 162 of the diaphragm 144, independent of the diaphragm position.
    The force measurement eliminates a number or practical problems associated with the changing characteristics of the diaphragm 144 as a function of its position. A permanent magnet 158 attached to the transducer couples with the ferromagnetic disk 154 when the cassette 10 is disposed in the drawer 44 and closed so that the magnet 166 is abutted with the disk 154 to effect the coupling therebetween. Simultaneously, upon closing the drawer, plungers 130, 132 are positioned in a spaced apart relationship with the transfer tubes 100, 104 in order that engagement therewith may be effected by the movement, or displacement, of the plungers so as to selectively engage and compress the transfer tubes 100, 104 against the bridges 120, 122 respectively.
    The diaphragm housing 76 may be coupled to the irrigation line 22 by means of a nipple 170 and therefore enables irrigation fluid diverted through the transfer tube 100 by sealing of the transfer tube 104 against the bridge 122, into the aspiration line 24. Alternatively, when the transfer tube 100 is compressed against the bridge 120, irrigation fluid flows into the irrigation line 24 through the transfer tube 104.
    When irrigation fluid is diverted into the aspiration line 24, the peristaltic pump head may be stopped to prevent aspiration of the irrigation fluid directly from the diaphragm housing 76.
    It is important that during both normal flow of irrigation fluid through the transfer tube 104 and and during the back flush of fluids through the transfer tube 100 into the aspiration line 24, that the diaphragm assembly 74 is operative for enabling pressure measurement on a continuous basis in order to monitor the pressure.
    Although there has been hereinabove described a tubing management system, in accordance with the present invention, for the purpose of illustrating the manner in which the invention may be used to advantage, it should be appreciated that the invention is not limited thereto. Accordingly, any and all modifications, variations, or equivalent arrangements which may occur to those skilled in the art, should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

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    1. A tubing management system (10) for use with surgical instrumentation (16) requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids and a peristaltic pump (14), said management system comprising:
      a housing (42) comprising means for both supporting an aspiration tube (58) and enabling access thereto for contact with a peristaltic pump head and or connecting said aspiration tube (58) with an aspiration line (24) of a surgical device (16);
      means (66,92,94) for connecting a sane solution line (32) to both the aspiration line (24) and an irrigation line (22) of the surgical device;
      means (100,104,114,116,120,122) or enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow in said saline solution line (32) into both said irrigation (22) and said aspiration (24) lines of the surgical device (16);
      diaphragm means (74), disposed in said housing (42), and in fluid communication with said aspiration tube (58), for enabling pressure measurement in said aspiration tube (58); and
      ferromagnetic means (154) for removably coupling said diaphragm means (74) to an external transducer.
    2. The tubing management system according to claim 1 wherein said means for enabling the regulation of irrigation fluid flow comprises transfer tubes 100, 104 interconnecting said saline solution line (32) with both said irrigation (22) and aspiration (24) lines and means, defining openings (114, 116) in said housing, for enabling access to the transfer tubes (100,104)
    3. The tubing management system according to claim 2 wherein said means for enabling access to the transfer tubes (100,104) further comprises bridge means (120,122), spanning each opening (114,116), for enabling the transfer tubes (100,104) to be compressed thereagainst in order to regulate fluid flow therein.
    4. A tubing management system according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the housing (42) comprises manifold means (66), removably attached to the housing (42), for connecting transfer tubes (100,104) with the aspiration (24) and irrigation (22) lines.
    5. The tubing management system according to claim 4 wherein the manifold connects the transfer tubes (100,104) with the aspiration (24) and irrigation (22) lines and with waste (38) and saline solution (32) lines.
    6. The tubing management system according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the housing (42) is adapted for insertion into a drawer (44) in an instrument console (12), the instrument console (12) having a peristaltic pump head (14), the housing (42) enabling operational contact between the peristaltic pump head (14) and the aspiration tube (58) when the housing (42) is inserted into the instrument console opening (44).
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